On October 5, Hallie Levin participated in the Office of the Appellate Defender's 23rd Annual First Monday in October Mock Supreme Court Argument & Gala as a Justice of the Mock Supreme Court. The Court considered a hypothetical case based on the recent Apple/FBI litigation over whether the government can compel Apple to unlock iPhones seized pursuant to valid search warrants, but which are securely password-protected. The Hon. Jonathan Lippman of Latham & Watkins acted as Chief Justice. More

On Wednesday, July 13th, Nishith Desai Associates, in coordination with Friedman Kaplan, made a presentation at Friedman Kaplan's offices to a select group of clients on investing in India. More

Mary Mulligan joined the faculty of the Practising Law Institute (PLI) course Doing Business in and with Emerging Markets 2016, held on July 7 at PLI's offices in New York. The course provided a comprehensive overview of the most pressing legal issues involved in international deal making in and with emerging markets.  More

Mary Mulligan moderated a panel entitled "Data Analytics: Regulators Use Them. Should You?" at The National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)'s Annual Conference held from June 26-29 in San Francisco, CA.  More

Friedman Kaplan partner Ricardo Solano, Jr. spoke at this year's Boardwalk Seminar, held by the NJ Association for Justice at Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City, NJ from April 6-8. Mr. Solano's talk took place on Thursday, April 7 from 9:30-10:45 AM. His remarks pertained to the use of electronic evidence in criminal cases. CLE credit was given to attendees. More

Friedman Kaplan partner Eric Corngold spoke at the American Bar Association Business Law Section’s 2016 Spring Meeting held in Montreal, Quebec, from April 7 - 9, 2016. Mr. Corngold’s panel, “NexGen White-Collar: Where are the Law, Business and Ethics Headed?” was moderated by Jonny Frank of StoneTurn Group, formerly of the U.S. Department of Justice, and his co-panelists included Janice Innis-Thompson, Senior Managing Director and Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer of TIAA, Laura McLaren, Senior Counsel and Director of Global Anti-Corruption at BMO Financial Group, Sarah Coyne, counsel in the Litigation Department and White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group of Debevoise and Plimpton LLP,  and Jeffrey A. Brown, a Partner in the Litigation, White Collar, and Internal Investigations and Corporate Compliance practices of Dechert LLP. The session took place on April 7 from 8:30-10:00 AM at the Hotel Bonaventure.  Attendees were eligible for CLE credit. More

Friedman Kaplan partner Mary Mulligan spoke at the New York University School of Law Sports Law Association's 5th Annual Sports Law Colloquium on March 25, 2016. Ms. Mulligan’s panel was entitled “Corruption in Sports: The FIFA Scandal,” and was moderated by Professor Jennifer Arlen of the NYU School of Law. Ms. Mulligan’s co-panelists included Samir Gandhi of Sidley Austin LLP, Rebecca Ruiz of the New York Times, and Serina Vash of the NYU School of Law. The panel took place from 11:30am - 12:45pm in the Lester Pollack Colloquium Room of Furman Hall, located at 245 Sullivan Street New York, NY 10012. The event was open to practicing attorneys for CLE credit and to current NYU Law students.  More

On November 16, 2015, Friedman Kaplan partner the Honorable Robert S. Smith (Ret.) delivered the Hugh R. Jones Memorial Lecture at Albany Law School. More

On November 10, 2015, Friedman Kaplan partner Ricardo Solano Jr. gave a lecture at the Rutgers Law School Center for Law and Justice entitled Ethical Issues in Criminal Cases. CLE credit was given to attendees (NJ: 2.4 (incl. 2.4 ethics); NY: 2.0 (incl. 2.0 ethics); PA: 2.0 (incl. 2.0 ethics), Criminal Law Ethics). More

On November 9, 2015, Friedman Kaplan partner Scott Berman spoke at Financial Research Associates’ General Counsels Forum on Internal Investigations & Compliance at the Princeton Club in New York. Mr. Berman’s talk, which he delivered in conjunction with Kristen O’Conner, Employment Counsel at Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., was entitled “Document Preservation and the Consequences of Neglect.” More

State courts of last resort adjudicate vitally important questions of state law that recur in multiple jurisdictions across the country, as well as questions of federal law that touch on preemption and various aspects of federalism. Our program addressed current key topics that will affect how cases are litigated and how clients conduct business.  More